1985-87

For the past several years leading up to this point, I had been
trying to organize and find effective formats for which to present the
memories that had been important in my life. With the Autogeographical
Series,  i incorporated those memories with layered aerial drawings of my
past “homes” in the Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New York, Florida, Cuba and Mexico. These aerial drawings and paintings provided a perspective on how I had arrived at that point in my life. Intertwined amongst these aerial perspectives and memories are large symbolic references to Cuban and American culture. Three-dimensional constructions also incorporated the layering of these experiences and
memories. Each painting was became a visual novel with it’s own characters, stories
and geographical descriptions.

These drawings and paintings became maps from I could try to  find a sense of
“home” or “identity”.

This series consisted of: 55 drawings, 25 paintings, 6 sculptures and one
performance/installation.